The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
HUNTING STORIES FROM MAINE
TIE Yarns that Reach Bangor frsn the
Haunts OF the Deer and the Moose.

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Haunts 81 tho Deer and the Moose.
BANGOR, Dec. N.-Lots of the mighty
huntsmen Of this town are going to put in the
Christmas holidays devastating the woods Of
whatever game may have been overlooked
during the THANKSGIVING campaign. and great
are the preparations making for q hilarious
time in the wilderness. Within q short distance
Of Bangor, over among the rugged hills Of Han
cock county. and half a days journey north
ward, in the picturesque vicinity Of Nicatous
Lake. may be had the best Of sport OF all kinds.
II the sportsman Is looking for big meat
there are plenty Of bears to make things
interesting; or. II he doesn't want any
thing quite so hearty as that, there arc
lots Of deer. with all sorts OF small game. and
fine pickerel fishing to all In the chinks. Some
Of the Bangor sportsmen have camps Of their
own-big. comfortable log houses. such as log
gers dwell in-in the sections mentioned. and
every year at about this season they make up
they ais Cali Pc civilized ,lhsa s a"f$ Win them R.sn. many N jugs iass
varied talents and fertile resources-a man. In
fact. who. is equally proficient in hunting, fish-
r iss; fiSssin at @ spinnin eu1 9 g an TSs Is %0G psltiss
have the ,~jolliest Kind Of a time, grow fat as
hears in bsrry season, and bring back. in sd-
their friends.
the lack Of snow. which makes, tracking difi-
town nSRa' NOT FAR FAR noreh q b Ban ras a 0' yeaa asy ii. lie v
firing sixteen shots as he went Some, Of the;
charges struck the animal. 2 eood-sized
s naSf tn sssies ShIo 6v the s s9psstI fs'!G ,S i 5us1sf bi up
in short order. But that was q very lively buck,
and when the hunter began saving away at
heels and kicked that same ann h Hunter iaei uu ABOUT Il hall ]
Sinss sir Sss a th9 Wills LIT; Rb e st spSdFts s1bSinpp isSfi %i
the woods. The young mans friends are ad-
ySising him 70 get a new gun and practice at the
Snothep y e arSu man a Pin Ashland. Aroostook
county. had better luck. and he didn't 60 look.
iIsm iS q dance ii either ens inia FL s Sss G q w a's x ssS. e SSss
of him:. DTawlns a snail r%eyolSer; the Young
away AVA" but butt the animal amin 1t didn't thS s scare worth > r se q cent t.
and made q threatening move TOWARD him,
SSas.sIp away wv With A1t tie r Man; HhS I Tour SHAM shs%:.
b beers 81 III his we Weapon Saod At s this , The beast disap,
BBrrssaseSSedah trs see but w1S Sfmiosasn imm 1as ySll1s Chs P bie
black figure doomed up in front Of him again.
he had barely time to push another cartridge
the animal ahs ie'e This s shot toid, p sna the S1sn dar as
object x rolled 9yer into fb the bushes With q crash;
lne young IellOW Ln6n summoned all his
nerve, and, leapinR upon the beast, cut its
throat, He then sped home at a gait that
would discount Paddy Fitzgerald, and related
men ct the house laughed. said he was a crank,
when they went back with lanterns to the scene
OF the conflict they found an enormous bull
moose Just, gasping his last. Then the young
fellow stood around and hao ais laugh, while
five Of them nearly burst their s%uspenders get
ting that moose onto q sled. They take runs
Speaking Of Big moose. A. 3. Douglass. who
lives oyer In the Dead River country. claims to
have killed very recently the largest one ever
bagged In. Maine. That Is considerable to
claim. but II Mr.. Douglass has got the meas
urements. right his game Is q little ahead OF
anything In. the moose line that / ever heard
of The animal in question WAS brought down
after q five days chase. and measured as fol-
lows: Dase OF antlers to end Of tail, 0 feet;
height, 7 feet 4 inches. or 20 hands; girth, s
feet 4 inches.
They arc killing a good many deer over on
Of the sportsmen have forgotten the rule OF
law allowed them ninety-nine deer in a season
they would want to make 1t an even hundred.
Foxes are very numerous In Penobscot coun-
ty this season.. and very bold, too. One day
last week 3 big red fellow trotted ~leisurely
down the main street OF a large village not far
from this city. and disappeared In the woods
before anybody could get a shot at him. Ban
9or market is supplied. with coons and rabbits
galore. The rabbits sell at five cents each, but
few people seem to want them at that. They
are not worth shooting. poor Dummies.